BE. T. A:Nri)ERSOX OK IND3AX ACANTHACE^. 449 



Hab. In montibus Himalaya} orientals et centralis nit. 1000-4000 peJ., 

 Sikkim, Griffithl Hook.JiLet 1\ Thorns., T.Anders,; Nepal, WalL 

 Cat. 11. 767 \; ad Mergiu, Griffithl; in montibus Nilgiri, mghtl, 

 T.Anders.; in montibus Malabariae '^ BabubooJun " dictis, Lawl; 

 CoDcan, Lawl; in montibus insulse Zeylania; ad alt. 7000 pcd., 

 T/nvaltes, C. P. 2020 ! In Hort. Bot. Calcutt. culta, f^'alL Cat, 767 k ! 



Distr. In Java ! ; insulis Philippinis ! ; in insulis Indian occidcntalis 

 culta ! 



9. T. TOMEXTOSA, Wall, et N. ab E. in Wall. PI As. rar. m. p. 78. 

 Hab. In montibus Nilgiri, Wall Cat, n. 767. 4 ex herb. Heyne, Wight ! ; 

 ad Neddiwattam alt. 6500 'ped. T. Anders. ! In Ilort. Bot. Calcutt. 

 culta. 



This seems entitled to rank as a good species, notwitlistanding 



its similarity in manj 



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The thickened peduncles, peculiar form of tlie numerous teeth of 

 the calyx, and the large very pubescent capsule are characters 

 which I have observed to be very permanent in the plant culti- 

 vated in the Calcutta Botanical Gardens, as well as in many wild 

 specimens I have examined in the Nilgiris. The colour of the 

 corolla is pure Avhite. 



T. ALATA, Bojer in Hook. Exot. Fl.t. 17 ; WalL Cat. n. 7141, Masters, 

 n. 1332. 



jN'ees von Esenbeck is most certainly in error in giving Assam 

 as an Indian locality of this truly African species. I iind, from 

 Dr. "Wallich's manuscript Catalogue of tlic plants in tlie Calcutta 

 Botanic Gardens, that this species was introduced by seeds re- 

 ceived from ^Mauritius. Dr. AYallich's plant, n, 7141, is a culti- 

 vated specimen from the Botanic Gardens, Calcutta. Many of 

 Mr. Masters's plants were collected in the Botanic Gardens, Cal- 

 cutta, where he was head European gardener for several years ; 

 and these seem afterwards to have been distributed along with 

 tis Assam collections, but without the locality being always 

 indicated. Mr. Masters informs me that Thnnhergia alata is 

 unknown in Assam except in gardens, and that it was first 

 introduced from the Calcutta Botanic Gardens about twenty-five 

 years ago by himself. I therefore consider ^fasters's n. 1332 a 

 garden specimen, althougli it is <|Uoted by Xees von Esenbeck a; 



a native of Assamt This species is extensively cultivated in 

 gardens in many parts of India. 



II. Elyteabia, VaJiL 



1. E. CRE.xATA, Vakl, En. i. p. 106; *Y. ab E. in DC. I c. p. 63.— E. 



